Type composing machine



-March 28, 1939. F.H. POEFPELMEIER TYPE COMPOSTNG- MAC HIN-Fl Filed April 12. 1957 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR WW BY M4/ ATTORNEY March 28,-1939. H P PP LMEE 2,152,209

TYPE COMPOSING' MACHINE 5 Sheets-Sheet INVENTOR WM, BY W OOQQOOQOOOOO OOOOOOOObO Filed April 12, 1337 44," ATTORNEY March 28, 1939.

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TYPE COMFOSING MACHINE Filed April 12, 1957 s Sheets-Sheet s v M; ATTORNEY March 28, 1939." F. H. PIOEPPELMEIER l 2 TvYPE COMPOS ING MACHINE Filed April 12 1937 v 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENT-OR 445 ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 28, 1939 UNITED STATES TYPE COMPOSING Frank H. Poeppelmeier, Dayton, Ohio, assignorto Dayton Type, Incorporated; a corporation.

of Delaware Application April 12, 1937, serial No. 136,244,

21 Claims. (01. 276-18) This invention relates to new and useful improvements in type composing machines.

It is one of the principal objects of this invention to provide a typesetting machine which is not only highly efficient, but performs the tasks expected of it at reasonable cost. Many parts and sub-assemblies required in other models have been eliminated,'making my improved machine simple in design and economical to m produce.

My invention contemplates a single, wide conveyor belt which carries the type to an ejector by which it is discharged in a properly timed manner to a printing segment, chase plate or individual channels.

The magazines holding the type are located above the continuously moving belt at one end of the machine. The upper and lower case magazines are in this instance set directly opposite 20 each other in the form of a V or spear head, with the point of the V projecting toward the end of the machine.

The type is placed in the magazines so that the foot of the type faces toward the ejector end of the machine. Through the operation of a keyboard, where electrical contacts are made and broken, a solenoid is actuated each time a key is depressed and the character in the magazine corresponding to the depressed key is ejected from the magazine in the same direction'the belt is traveling and onto the belt.

Two guide rails converge over the wide conveyor belt to sweep the type discharged upon it into a channel formed by those rails to guide a that type to a horizontal disc at the opposite end of the machine. These guide rails are set at the most effective angle to keep the type from spinning around or partially turning when the type traveling on the belt toward the rails finally 40 contact the latter for guidance by them the remainder of the Way, to the fixed channel which they form.

The purpose of setting the magazines at an angle and not straight across the belt, is to compensate for the greater distance that the type located away from the center of the belt must travel, than the shorter distance traveled by the type located near the center of the belt, to the opening and fixed' channel formed by the gu de rails. Also, the magazines are set at an angle instead of straight across the belt to compensate for the friction set up by both the belt and.

guide rails when a piece of type is carried down and across the belt at the same time. The angular setting of the magazines, therefore, is to prevent transposition of characters which would occur if the magazines were set directly across the belt.

The disc which receives the type from the belt is traveling in the same direction'as the belt. The-type is carried on the surface of the disc and held in its. course by a fixed channel. The disc is equipped with a set of three timing blades which controls the type to the extent that only one piece of type at a time is presented to the ejector at the exact time the ejector blade is in a positionto accept the single piece of type and eject it into the printing segment.

The reason for projecting the type foot first from the magazine onto the belt because, regardless of the character on the type body, the feet of all pieces of type are identical. This permits the machine to be equipped with a pocket of a design to guide the type into this pocket where it settles and is held until the ejector blade picks 20 itup and transfers it to the printing segment.

By having the type channels of the magazines one beside the other, there is provided an easy and visual inspection of the type remaining in the magazine, thus eliminating mechanical 25 warning devices that the channels are empty.

Also, the magazine channels are so constructed that when very thin pieces of type are loaded into the channels, a guide plate can be inserted into the channel and the entire tube of-thin 30 type carried down to the bottom (much as an elevator descends with its load), after which the guide plate is removed. This eliminates the'possibility of the thin type turning around in the channel due to the very thin dimensions of the 35 type body. By thin type is meant gothic i, 1, etc.

Other important and incidental objects will be brought out in the following specification and particularly set forth in the sub-joined claims.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating one form of embodiment of my invention, Figure 1 is a front view of my wide belt'type composing machine. Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same. Figure 3 is a detail sectional view taken through one of the magazines, showing how the type are mounted with their feet foremost with respect to the direction of the feed of the conveyor. Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through the magazine end of the machine. Figure 5 is a perspective view of one of the type ejecting shuttles. Figure 6 is a perspective view of one of the shuttle guides. Figure 7 is a sectional view taken through one of the shuttle and guide assemblies, Figure 8 isa side view of one 55 of the solenoid contact-leaf assemblies. Figure 9 is a transverse sectional view taken through the type-composing keyboard. Figure 10 is a sectional view taken through one of the characterkey switch assemblies. Figure 11 is a sectional view taken through one of the shift-key switch assemblies. Figure 12 is a sectional view taken through one of the switch controls for the magazine spacer-slug channels. Figure 13 is an electric circuit diagram. Figure 14 is front view of the type ejector mechanism. Figure 15 is a side view of said mechanism, with the ejector casing shown in its open position to disclose the means for conducting the type therethrough from the timing mechanism to the printing segment. And Figure 16 is a top plan view of the timing and ejecting mechanisms.

Referring to the accompanying drawings for a detailed description of my invention, the numeral I designates a rectangular supporting frame mounted on legs 2. This frame is covered with a metal" siding 3 which, at the front, is formed with a wide, tapering opening 4 below an outwardly. projecting keyboard 5 carried by the frame.

Transversely mounted in the top portion of the frame I at one end thereof, is a roller 6 over which a single, Wide fabric belt I is movable. This belt, whose upper run constitutes a flat top for the frame, passes around two rollers 8 and 9 mounted one above the other at the other end of the frame. Of a width which is substantially 7 that defined by the space between the sides of .6,,thro,ugh a belt 21.

the frame, the belt I is moved clockwise by the roller 6 to convey toward the latter any type which is discharged upon it at the double roller end of the machine. v

For the purpose of discharging type feet first upon the wide belt I there are mounted on the double roller end of the frame I, magazines I9 and III later to be described; and to receive this type from the belt at the opposite end of the machine an ejector II is secured to the front side of the frame. After the type falls from the magazine upon the belt, it is guided to the ejector by two rails I2 and I3. These rails, which are secured to the top members of the frame I, converge over the belt in front of the magazines to form a narrow channel I4 that leads to the I? ejector. This type which is discharged upon the belt 1 between the outwardly flaring ends of the rails, will be directed inwardly by them into the channel I4, through which they are carried single file, feet first, to the ejector II by the I belt. Glass plates I2 and I3?, whose inner sides are flush with the inner sides of the rails I3 and I4 respectively, cover the belt 1 beyond the rails.

The belt I is rotated, and the ejector II is actuated, by a motor such as the electric motor I5. The latter is mounted on the frame I. in front, and at one side, of a pulley I6 carried by a countershaft I'I journaled in a gear reduction casting 18 secured to a bottom member I9 of the frame. The pulley I6 is driven by a belt 20 from a pulley 2Il on the armature shaft of the electric motor. (See Figures 1 and 2). I

The countershaft I'I carries on one end a fixed pinion 22 which meshes with a gear 23 secured to a shaft 24 also journaled in the casting I8. Also secured to the shaft 24 is a pulley 25 that drives a pulley 26 on a shaft carrying the roller Through the reduction gearing just described, the belt is driven at mode erate speed by the fast rotating motor I5. (See Figure l).

The wide belt I is tightened or relaxed by adjusting the vertical position of the rear roller 9 with respect to the upper roller 8. The shaft 28 upon which the roller 8 is mounted, is fitted at its ends within recesses 29 in castings 3U, 30 secured to angle irons 3I on. the frame I. By means of screws 32 which engage it from above,

the shaft 28 is held in the recesses of the fixed castings 39, 30.

(See Figure 4).

The lower roller 9 is mounted on a shaft 33 whose ends fioat in vertical grooves 34 in the portions of the castings 30 which project below the angle irons 3|. The position of the shaft 33 is adjusted by screws 35 which pass downwardly through tapped holes 36 in the castings, into engagement with the ends of the shaft. When the screws are forced downwardly, they will press upon the ends of the shaft 33 to hold its roller 9 in tight contact with the belt 'I which passes over it, thereby giving it thedesired tautness to carry type from the magazines I9 and III now to be described to the ejector II. (See Figure 4).

Each type magazine comprises a rectangular frame including two upright end members 31, 31 and top, bottom and intermediate ribs 38. Extending the length of the frame, and brazed in the ribs 38, are vertical channel strips 39 spaced a proper distance apart. Each channel strip 39 is machined to provide in each front side a U-shaped type receiving channel 46. The channel 40 on one strip forms with the channel 40 in the adjacent strip a split tube'to receive the type fiatwise, with their feet pointing in the direction of their discharge upon the belt I. (See Figures 2, 3, and 4).

The type magazines, in this instance two, the upper case type magazine I0 and the lower case type magazine Ill are mounted in staggered relation upon the top of the frame I, the end members 31, 31 of each magazine frame resting upon an inclined member 4I supported at its ends upon the side members of the frame I. Mounted in front of each magazine on an end bar 42 connected to a respective inclined member M, is a plate 43 grooved to receive type discharged from the bottoms of the channels in its respective magazine. The two plates 43, 43 are connected together in this instance by a bridge bar 44. (See Figure 2) The column of type in each channel rests upon a cross plate 45 which projects beneath the shuttle-retaining casting '46 for attachment thereto. This plate 45, which projects outwardly below the type channels, extends the entire length of its magazine frame to support the lowermost type in a position to be ejected by shuttles 4'! upon the belt 'I which runs about ten thousandths of an inch below the plate. (See Figure 4).

The shuttle assembly for ejecting the lowermost type, one at a time, feet first from each magazine will now be described. Secured by screws 48 to the lower rib 38 of each magazine is the shuttle-retaining casting 46 having a rearwardly projecting foot portion 49. Longitudinally insertable in grooves in. the bottom of the casting 46 are U-shaped shuttle guides 50 that are held in place by Wires 5I and 52. The backs of the channel strips 39 of each magazine fit against the wire 5| and a plate 54 bears against the wire 52 to hold them in place. Movable in the shuttle guides 50 are the shuttles 41 adapted to engage respective type and force them feet first from the lower portions of the magazines onto the belt 1. (See Figures 4, 5, 6, and '7).

Each shuttle 41 is an elongated metal member formed with a reduced type engaging end,

and having a middle slot 55 in its top portion and an elongated slot 56 in its rear top surface. (See Figure 5).

For the purpose of holding each shuttle 41 in a normal position behind its respective type in the magazine, is a retaining pin 51 having a double V-shaped upper end which projects through a hole in a fulcrum bracket 58 secured by a screw 59 to the casting 45. Attached to the lower V-portion of the retaining pin 51 is a tension spring 59 that is secured at its outer end to an anchor piece BI attached by a screw 62 to the foot portion of the casting 49. Also attached to the latter by thescrews 62 is the plate 54 whose lower end enters the slots 55 in the shuttles 41 to limit their rearward and forward movement. The front and rear sides of the guides 50 are formed with recesses 63 to receive the wires 5| andc52 by which these guides are bound together in an assembled unit. (See Figures 4, 5, 6, and 7) For the purpose of engaging each shuttle 41 to force it inwardly to eject a lower type from its respective magazine channel, is a shuttle bar 64. These shuttle bars 54 are slidingly mounted in grooves in a shuttle-case casting 55. Retaining plates I55 are applied to the casting 95, which, with the shuttle assembly and plates, is removably secured to the frame 3 so that the whole unit may be easily removed to insert or remove the shuttle bars.

Each shuttle bar 64 has a downwardly turned rear end 56 which engages in a notch 51 in the head 59 of a shuttle crank 59 pivotally secured by a pin 19 to a transverse supporting member 1I secured between the castings 39, 39. This member H is formed with slots to receive the pivoted ends of the cranks 59 in spaced relation. Connected between each crank 59 and an anchor piece 12 on the lower end of the casting 55, is a coil spring 13. Attached to an angle iron 14 at the rear end of the frame I is a guide bracket 15 for the outer ends of the cranks. (See Figure 4) Secured to angle irons 16 and 11 of the frame I is an inclined wood member i9 to which is attached a bracket 19 terminating at its endsin guide flanges 80 and BI. On the lower side of each crank 69 is a pad 82 adapted to be engaged by a push rod 83 which passes through holes in the guide flanges 80 and 8| of the bracket member 19. (See Figure 4).

Each rod 83 is adapted to be raised by a plunger 84 in a solenoid cylinder 95. These solenoid cylinders 05 are mounted in a casing 95 having on its rear portion a boss 81 that terminates below the casing in forked extensions 88.

These extensions 88 straddle pins 89 on a sup-' porting block 99 secured to the member 19. Formed on the upper portions of the boss 81 is a pad 9| which braces the solenoid casing against the member 18 and is secured thereto by screws 92. Secured to the solenoid case is a U-shaped bottom 92 carrying a resilient pad 92 upon which the lower ends of the plunger 84 normally rest.

One end of each solenoid winding 93 leads to a screw 94 on each side of the solenoid casing 85, while the other end 95 of each solenoid winding leads to a screw 96 adjacent the screw 94 on each s of the q e q d ca e scr w 19 engaged by leaf contacts 91 secured by screws 98 to fiber boards 99, 99 attached to the sides of the solenoid case. From each screw 98 a wire I leads to the individual key on the keyboard corresponding to that screw.

Engaging the screws 95, which are on the sole- I noid casing sides in staggered relation with the screws 98, are leaf contacts I9! that are secured to screws I92 on the fiber boards or bars 99, 99. On each of these fiber boards the leaf contacts 91 and IOI are alternately arranged, the contacts 91 being included in the individual key circuits, while the contacts I9I are common. The screws 98 are common, in that wires do not lead from them to the individual keys, but instead there are connected to these screws wires I03 that lead to the common source of current supply. (See Figuresfl and 8.)

When it is desired to remove the solenoid case, the wiring need not be disturbed, since the fiber boards 99, 99 may be first taken off, whereupon it and the wires connected thereto will be left dangling while the solenoid case itself is removed.

Each time a solenoid 85 is energized by the closing of a key circuit soon to be described, its plunger 84 will be raised to force its respective push rod 83 upwardly into violent contact with its respective crank 69. The latter in turn will be rotated to move the shuttle bar 99 inwardly to engage and force in the same direction its respective shuttle 91 to eject from the magazine a type corresponding to the key depressed on the keyboard. (See Figure 4).

The keyboard consists of a subframe I9 5 having a base portion I05 integral with a perpendicular back I55. At each side of the base portion I05 there is an inclined end I01 whose sloping surface is formed with spaced, transverse square recesses I08. Mounted in these recesses in the ends I01 of the keyboard are transverse mounting bars I09 arranged in parallelism and constructed of a non-conducting material such as Bakelite, vulcanite or hard fiber. (See Figures 9, 10, and 11).

Positioned above the subframe is a key frame IIO whose upper face I II is formed with a series of stepped bosses II2 extending transversely of the key frame. At its sides this frame has flanges I I3, I I3 that extend downwardly to the base portion of the subframe IM to completely enclose the space beneath it.

Each of the bosses I I2 is provided with a series of holes II I perpendicular to the boss face and spaced laterally in conformity with standard typewriter keyboard spacing. In the upper boss H2 there are two holes II4, IM to receive the stern projections H5 of auxiliary keys MB. In each of the intermediate bosses IIZ H2 II2 and H2 I have provided a series of spaced holes II4 to receive the stems N5 of case letters and for numerals combined with the usual characters. In the lower boss I I2 I have provided two holes I I4, H4 to receive the stem projections II5 for a second spacer bar I I8. (See Figure 9).

Positioned below the lower spacer bar IIB are three contact blades H9, I20, I2I supported in the bars I99 with the free ends of the blades I I9 and I20 in contact and the blades I29 and 12! in spaced relation to each other. Now, when the spacer bar H8 is depressed, its stem H5 will open the circuit including the blades I I9 and I29 and engage the latter blade with the blade ,I2I to close the electric circuit including the spacer solenoid, to cause the latter to actuate the shuttle 41 which discharges a spaced lug from the magazine channel containing it.

Positioned below each of the keys H6 and H1 for the upper and lower case letters and those .having two characters thereon, are triple contact blades I22, I23, I24, as shown in Figure 10, and actuated by the stems I I5 of their respective keys H6 or II1. As shown in Figure 10, the blades I22, I23 and I24 are mounted in a superimposed position supported by the bars I09 and with their free contact ends: in spaced relation to provide open circuits between them. When one of these keys is depressed its stem will press the blade I23 into engagement with the blade I24 to form an electric circuit through the solenoid corresponding to that key, whereupon the shuttle 41 operated by that solenoid will eject from the magazine the upper or lower case type belonging to that key.

To set the electric mechanism for the delivery of a lower or an upper case character type, shift keys I25 are provided. There are two of these shift keys I25, one located at one end and the other at the opposite end of an intermediate keybank. Positioned below the stem II5 of each shift key is a series of three contact blades I26, I21 and I28 supported in a bar I69 and having their free outer ends below the key stems. Normally the center blade I21, which is actuated by the stem H5, is in contact with the upper blade I26, to maintain an electric circuit through the lower case solenoids, but when the key is depressed, this circuit is opened and a new circuit, including the upper case solenoids, is formed between the center blade I21 and the lower blade I28. When the shift key is released the original circuit is re-established. (See Figure 11).

Referring now to the complete circuit diagram as shown in Figure 13, alternating line current of 220 volts is carried by the conductors I29 and I30 to the primary I3I of a step down transformer. From the secondary winding I32 current at volts is impressed upon the mains I33 and I34. In case 110 volt current is available, it is impressed directly upon the mains I33 and the transformer is omitted.

In the main I34 is a line fuse I35, and a single pole switch I36 having a control handle I36 that projects from the front of the frame I between the keyboard 5 and the ejector II. From one side of this switch current is delivered through a lead I31 to the motor I5 whose opposite side is connected through a lead I39 with the main I33.

Also connected to the lead I31 is the lead I40 to the contact blade I21 of the shift keys I25. From the blade I26 the common lead I03 connects with one side of the lower case letter solenoids I42 and spacer solenoids I43 grouped therewith. Connected with the blade I 28 is a common lead I44 that connects with one side of the capital letter solenoids I45 and spacer solenoids I46 grouped therewith.

From the opposite side of the solenoid windings of each of the lower case letters the lead I00 connects with the center blades I23 of their respective keys II1. From the opposite side of the solenoid windings for each of the capital letters, a lead I41 connects with the upper blade I22 of its respective key I I1.

The opposite side of the solenoid windings of each spacer bar is connected through a lead I48 with one blade of its respective spacer bar switch I49. These switches I49, one for each spacer solenoid, are provided for dual magazines of spacresistor I 54.

ers and as the supply of spacers in one magazine is depleted, its solenoid circuit will be opened and the other spacer magazine solenoid closed, manually, to provide a sufiicient supply of spacers for the type composition.

The opposite side of the switches I49 for the spacer solenoids in the capital letter magazine are connected through a common lead I50 with the top blade II9 of the spacer switch and the opposite side of the switches I49 for the spacer solenoids in the lower case letter magazine are connected through a common lead I5I with the center blade I20 of the spacer switch. The lower blade I2I is connected through a lead I52 with the keyboard common lead I53. In series with the junction of the leads I52 and I53 and the opposite main lead I33 to which they are connected, is a This resistor is omitted, however, on all common voltages except 220 volts, direct current. When directcurrent is used I employ a condenser I55 connected between the leads I31 and I53, to reduce arcing at the various contacts.

For the purpose of operating the switches I49 to open one spacer magazine channel and then the other, I have provided in each side I I3 of the keyboard 5 a hole which receives a shaft I56 carrying on its outer end a knurled thumb screw I51. (See Figure 12). One of these switches controls two spacer channels in the lower case magazine and the other switch controls two spacer channels in the upper case magazine. Pinned to the inner end of the shaft I56 is acollar I58 carrying a horizontal switch member I59 made of Bakelite or other suitable insulating material, to engage and spread apart the contact blades on one side of a switch I49 and permit the blades on the other side of that switch to engage each other to close the circuit through the solenoid corresponding to the filled spacer magazine channe.

After the type is discharged upon the belt 1 by the key-controlled mechanism just described, it is carried by that belt to the ejector II, which will now be described. Secured to the left-corner side of the frame I, where the type leaves the outer end of the channel I4, is an ejector casing I60. A bracket arm I 6|, the upper portion of which forms one support for the ejector casing, has a lower straight part which is attached to the front portion of the frame I.

Secured to the upper end of the bracket arm I6I is an apron I62 that is supported at its outer end by the upper end of a bracket I 63 that is attached to a corner member I64 of the frame I. Behind a chase or printing segment I65 carried by the apron I62 there is secured to the frame I a horizontal outwardly projecting member I66 having an upwardly projecting boss I61. Secured to this boss is a vertical shaft I68.

Freely rotatable upon the boss I61 around the stationary shaft I68 is a worm gear I69, to which is attached, by means of a projection I10 that enters a slot in the upper face of the gear, a sleeve I1I which flares outwardly at its top portion to support a rotatable disc I12. This disc is so located that type will be discharged upon its upper surface by the belt 1 from the mouth of the channel I4. The disc I12 is rotated by the worm gear'l69 which meshes with a worm wheel I13 mounted on a shaft I14 journaled in the ejector support. The gear I13 in turn meshes with a worm I15 on a shaft I16 journaled in the frame I. To the opposite end of this shaft a pulley I11 is secured to receive a belt I18 which passes around a pulley I19 on the countershaft 24 for rotation by the motor I5. (See Figures 14, 15, and 16).

Attached to the top of the frame I'over the rotating disc I12 is a cover plate I89 having an outer surface which forms a curved continuation of the channel edge of the cover plate I2 Attached to the cover plate I89 by bridge bars I8I and I82 is a timing finger plate I83 whose inner side is curved similarly to the curved surface of the cover plate I89 to form therewith a channel I84 through which the type passes one at a time to an ejector cam I85 mounted on a shaft I89. This shaft, which is journaled in the ejector casing, has mounted on its inner end a worm gear I81 that meshes with the worm I88 on the shaft I14 for rotation at reduced speed by the motor I5 through the belt pulley and gear connection heretofore described.

The timer to which the type is carried by the disc I12 through the channel I84 will now be described. Formed in the upper surface of the plate I83 at right angles to the channel I84 are three grooves in which three timing fingers I89, I99 and I9I are movable. These fingers are held in the grooves by a cover plate I92 secured to the timing finger plate. Each one of these timing fingers has a beveled outer end which is adapted to project into the channel I84 to momentarily intercept the passage of type therethrough for timing purposes. Each timing finger has an upturned rear end that is adapted to be engaged by a cam rod I93 which projects through a hole in a vertical flange I92 on the cover plate I92 and a hole in the vertical fiange I 94 on an angle plate I95 secured to the'cover. plate I89. Attached to the top portion of the angle plate I95 are the hook ends of three tension springs I96 whose outer ends are hooked to the upturned rear ends of the timing fingers to draw their front ends a sufiicient distance into the channel I84 to prevent the passage of type therethrough.

The timing fingers I89, I99 and I9I are forced outwardly by the following means to clear the channel I84 for the passage of type therethrough. Adjustably secured to the top face of the disc I12 below a nut I91 secured to' the stationary shaft I68 is a sleeve cam I98. This cam has formed on its periphery three superimposed sets of four lobes I99, one set for each cam rod I933. The cam rod holes in the flange on the angle plate I95 are so disposed that the cam rod I93 for each timing finger will engage a respective set of lobes on the sleeve cam I98. The lobes of each set are ninety degrees apart, with the lobes of the first and third sets being in alinement, while the lobes of the middle set are midway between the lobes of the first and third sets. The lobes I99 are arranged in this manner so that they will alternately engage the innerends of the cam rods I93 to force them outwardly a sufficient distance to remove their respective timing fingers from the channel I84 against the tension of their respective springs I96. 7

When the disc I12 is rotated to carry a type through the channel I84, that type will be first intercepted by the beveled end of the timing finger I89. This finger will restrain the movement of that type through the channel I84 until 0nd finger I99 will then hold the type until that finger is forced from the channel I84 by its respective lobe-actuated cam rod I93. When this occurs the tension springs I99 attached'to the first and third fingers I89 and I9I will draw these fingers inwardly to project their beveled ends in unison into the channel I84. The third finger I9I then intercepts the type released by the second finger I99 while the next or second type engages the first finger I89. Then, when the first and third fingers are forced outwardly by their respective cam rods I93 the second type will engage the second finger I99 now drawn into the channel by its spring I96 and the first type will enter the ejector.

It is thus seen that my timing mechanism releases one type at a time to the ejector. Three timing fingers are provided so that if a type should miss the first finger I89 it will be intercepted by either the second finger I99, or the third finger I9I for proper release thereby tothe ejector mechanism now to be described.

The ejector easing into which the type, after passing the timing fingers, is carried by the disc I12, will now be described. Referring to Figures 14, 15, and 16 the numeral 299 designates a vertical wall plate that is fixedly attached to the .ejector casting. This plate is formed with a radial notch 29I into which the disc I12 projects. Just below this notch there is formed 'on the inner surface of the plate a fiat boss 292 having a curved upper edge to receive feet first from the disc I12, the type which have passed the timing fingers.

Also formed on the inner surface of the plate I, above the ledge boss 292 is an integral guide rib or rail 293 which has a curved portion that comes to a point 294 just above the ledge to receive the type placed foot first upon the latter by the disc I12. From its curved end portion the rib 293 continues in a straight line to the side of the plate opposite the printing segment I65.

Through a central hole in the plate 299 the end of the shaft I86 projects to receive the vertical cam disc I85. The latter is pinned to the shaft to be rotated thereby to bring its lobes 295, in this instance eight, past the ledge 292 to pick up the type thereon and place it on the guide rail 293.

Hingedly secured to the lower portion of I the fixed plate I is the upper edge part of the cover plate 296. The latter carries a forked locking piece 291 adapted to receive a drop bolt clamp 298 hingedly secured to the top of the plate 299 to lock the cover plate 296 in a vertical position against it. p

The cover plate 296 has formed on its inner surface a boss 291 shaped similarly to the ledge boss 292 on the plate 299 and forms with the latter, when the plate 296 is locked against it, a double ledge upon whose upper curved peripheries a type is placed foot first by the disc I12. (See Figure 15.)

The cover plate 4 also has formed on its inner surface a rib or rail 298 similar to the rib 293 and forming therewith a channel through which the lobes 295 on the disc cam I85 travel when the latter is rotated. These two rails 293 and 298 form together a track to which a type is carried from the ledge 292291 This type is so presented to the track that the grooves in. the type will fit the rails, with its head resting upon their top surfaces and its foot below them. Thus supported, the type is forced between'the rails 203208 by a lobe of the calm to a type receiving channel in the chase I65. It is thus seen that after the type is deposited foot first upon the ledge 202-20! by the disc II2, it will be engaged by a lobe 205 of the vertical cam disc I85 and forced between the guide rails 203208 to the type channel on the printing segment I65 in position to receive it.

In operation, printers type as well as any other short type bearing upper and lower case characters are inserted in the split tubes of the magazines I and I0. Preferably, type carrying the lower case characters are inserted in the magazine I0, and type bearing the upper case characters are placed in the magazine I0 The switch I36 is then actuated to close the motor circuit to start the movement of the conveyor belt I- and the receiving disc I12, and the operation of the timing and ejecting mechanisms.

If the first sentence of the composition to be set up on the chase I65 is started with a capital letter, or any other uppercase character, the operator depresses the shift key I25 on the right or left side of the machine. The depression of this key moves the middle contact blade I2I away from the contact blade I26to open the circuit which includes the lower case solenoids, and into engagement with the lower contact blade I28 to form an electric circuit through the upper case solenoids. (See the wiring diagram in Figure 13).

A key II'I displaying the character desired is now depressed by the operator to engage the middle contact blade I23 with the contact blade I24. This closes an electric circuit through the solenoid 85 corresponding to the depressed key. When this solenoid is energized, its respective plunger 84 will be forced upwardly to raise its push rod 83 and through it, turn its respective crank 68 to press inwardly a shuttle bar 64 that actuates a shuttle 41 to eject from the magazine an upper case type corresponding to the key depressed. This type falls foot first upon the wide belt I by which it is carried through the channel I4 to the surface of the disc I I2. The latter, which is traveling in the same direction as the belt, carries the type through the channel I84 past the timing fingers I89, I90 and I9I to the ejector II. The type, still traveling foot first, is deposited by the disc II2 on the ledge 202 in the ejector casing, where it is picked up by the ejector disc cam I85 and forced along the track 203-208 onto the printing segment I65.

If the next letter of the word is a lower case one, the operator releases the shift key I25, which permits the middle contact blade I 21 to spring back into engagement with the uppercontact blade I26 to re-establish the circuit that includes the lower case solenoids. The key I I! for the desired lower case letter is now depressed to bring its contact blades I23 and I24 into engagement to close the electric circuit including the lower case solenoid 85 corresponding to that key. Through its push rod, crank andshuttle bar, the shuttle 4'! corresponding to that key will then be forced outwardly to eject a type corresponding to that key upon the belt 'I to follow quickly the upper case type previously'ejected, through the channels I4 and I84, and the ejector casing, into the printing segment. After a word has been formed by the type ejected by the depressed keys III, a spaced bar I I8 is actuated. The stem of this bar then presses the contact blade I20 into engagement with the contact blade I2I below it to close an electric circuit through thesolenoid' for the magazine channel containing a spacer slug. This slug will then be ejected by the solenoid-actuated shuttle 41 upon the belt I for carriage by the belt, disc I12 and ejector disc cam I 85 to the printing segment I65, where it rests behind the last type placed therein by the same means. In this manner the complete copy on the printing segment is formed.

It is thus seen that my improved type-composing machine performs the task of setting up the copy on the printing segment, quickly, accurately and efficiently. Many parts and sub-assemblies heretofore required are eliminated, making the present machine simple in design and economical to produce.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. In a type composing machine, a type magazine, an ejector, a wide beltpassing below the magazine to receive the type discharged therefrom and to conduct it to the ejector, and means for discharging type feet first from the magazine upon the belt for carriage by the latter to the ejector.

2. In a type composing machine, type magazines set at an angle to each other at one end of the machine, an ejector at the other end of the machine, a wide belt passing below the magazines to the ejector, and means for discharging type feet first from the magazines upon the belt for carriage by the latter to the ejector.

3. In a type composing machine, a keyboard, a magazine containing a type channel for each key on said board, means operated by said keys for ejecting type from said magazine, two spacing slug channels in said magazine, means for ejecting slugs from one or the other channel, a solenoid for operating each slug ejecting means, an electric circuit including each 'solenoid to cheergize the same, and a switch in the keyboard to close the electric circuit through the selected solenoid to discharge slugs from its magazine channel until empty, after which said switch may be actuated to open said circuit and close the circuit through the solenoid for the filled slug magazine.

4. A type composing machine comprising a keyboard, a magazine containing a type channel for each key on said board, means operated by said keys for ejecting type from said magazine, two spacing-slug channels in said magazine, means for ejecting slugs from one or the other channel, a solenoid for operating each slug-ejecting means, an electric circuit including each solenoid to energize the same, and a switch in the keyboard to close the electric circuit through the selected slug solenoid, and to open that circuit when the magazine channel for that solenoid is empty and at the same time to close the circuit including the solenoid for the filled slug magazine.

5. In a type composing machine, a type maga zine, shuttles for discharging type from said magazine, a solenoid case, solenoids in said case, plungers in said solenoids, a keyboard, keys on the latter, circuit closing and opening means'adapted to be actuated by said keys when depressed, an electric circuit including each key-circuit closing and opening means with a respective solenoid, and crank and rod actuating means between each solenoid plunger and its respective shuttle.

6. A solenoid support for a type composing machine, including a solenoid case, a bracket for holding said case, solenoids in said case, contact screws on one side of said case, wiring connected between said solenoids and said screws, an insulating bar removably secured to the same side of the case as the screws, wiring secured to saidinsulating bar, and leaf contacts on said bar connected with the latter wiring and having a free engagement with the heads of said screws to complete a circuit between the latter wiring and the solenoids, said leaf contacts permitting the easy removal of the bar from the solenoid case,v and the consequent removal of said case from the bracket without disturbing the wiring connected to said bar.

7. In a type composing machine, a type magazine, vertical type-containing channels in said magazine, an ejector casing secured to the back of said magazine, said ejector casing formed with horizontal slots in its bottom portion, guides mounted in said slots, shuttles movable in said guides to engage and forc'e'type from the bottom of said magazine channels, a keyboard, and means actuated by the keys therein for shifting the shuttles corresponding to said keys to discharge respective type from the magazine channels when said keys are depressed.

8. In a type composing machine, a type magazine, vertical type-containing channels in said magazine, an ejector casing secured to the back of said magazine, said ejector casing formed with horizontal slots in its bottom portion, U-shaped guides having their sides mounted adjacent each other in said slots, shuttles movable in the bottom portions of said guides, and formed with slots in their upper portions, retaining pins hingedly mounted in said casing, with their lower ends in the slots in the shuttles, anchored springs normally restraining the outward movement of the shuttle-engagingends of said rods, a keyboard, and means actuated by the keys therein for forcing the shuttles corresponding to said keys outwardly to discharge respective type from the magazine channels when said keys are depressed.

9. A shuttle case attachable to the back of a type-containing magazine, comprising a vertical portion and a rearwardly extending foot portion, said case formed with horizontal slots in its bottom portion, U-shaped guides having their sides mounted adjacent each other in said slots, said guides formed with slots in their front and rear upper ends, wires fitted in said slots to hold the guides in said case, and shuttles movable in said guides below said wires to eject type from said magazine.

10. A shuttle case attachable to the back of a type-containing magazine, comprising a vertical portion and a rearwardly-extending foot portion, said case formed with horizontal slots in its bottom portion, U-shaped guides having their sides mounted adjacent each other in said slots, said guides formed with slots in their front and rear upper ends, Wires fitted in said slots to hold the guides in said case, shuttles movable in said guides below said wires, said case formed with a middle opening, retaining rods in said opening hingedly secured to the upper part of the vertical portion of said case, with the lower ends of said rods in engagement with said shuttles, anchor pieces secured to the foot portion of said case, tension springs connected between said anchor pieces and said retaining rods, said shuttles formed with slots in their rear top portions, and stop plates secured to the foot portion of said case to engage in said shuttle slots and also to hold the rear wires in their respective slots in the guides.

11. In a type composing machine, a type magazine, an ejector, means for delivering type from the magazine to the ejector, a plurality of timing fingers movable into the path of forwardmovement ofthe type to permit the presentation of one type at a time to the ejector, a vertical cam cylincler formed with superimposed sets of lobes on its periphery, and means adapted to be engaged by said lobes to actuate the timing fingers. I

12. In a type composing machine, a type magazine, an ejector, means for delivering type from the magazine to the ejector, a plurality of timing fingers movable into the path of forward movement of said type to permit the presentation of one type at a time to the ejector, a vertical cam cylinder formed with superimposed sets of lobes on itsperiphery, springs for normally holding the timing fingers in the path of forward movement of the type, and means adapted to be engaged by the cam lobes to force said fingers out of the path of forward movement of said type.

13. In a type composing machine, a type magazine, an ejector, means including a horizontal disc for carrying type from the magazine to the ejector, a plurality of timing fingers movable over the disc for engagement with the type to permit the presentation of one type at a time by the disc to the ejector, a sleeve cam secured to the disc and formed with superimposed sets of lobes on its vertical periphery, springs for normally holding said fingers in the path of movement of the type toward the ejector, and means adapted to be engaged by the sleeve cam lobes to force said fingers alternately out of the path of forward movement of said type. r

14. In a type composing machine, a magazine, an ejector, means including a horizontal disc for carrying type from the magazine to the ejector, a plurality of timing fingers movable over, the disc for engagement with the type to permit the presentation of one type at a time by the disc to the ejector, a sleeve cam secured to the disc and formed with superimposed sets of lobes on its vertical periphery, guide means, cam rods: movable, one above the other, through said guide means for engagement with respective sets of cam lobes, the rear ends of said rods adapted to contactthe timing fingers to force their front ends out of the path of movement of the type toward the ejector, and tension springs connected between said guide means and the timing fingers to draw their front ends into the path of forward movement of said type.

15. In a type composing machine, a type magazine, an ejector, means including a horizontal disc for carrying type from the magazine to the ejector, a plurality of timing fingers movable over the disc for engagement with the type to permit the presentation of one type at a time by the disc to the ejector, a stationary shaft around which the disc rotates, a sleeve cam secured to, and projecting upwardly from, the disc for rotation around said shaft, a stationary guide means between said sleeve cam and the timing fingers;

superimposed sets of lobes formed on the vertical periphery of said sleeve cam, cam rods movable one above the other through said guide means for engagement with respective sets of lobes on the sleeve cam, upturned ends on said fingers for engagement by the cam rods to force said fingers out of the path of forward movement of said type, and tension springs connected between for carrying type from the magazine to the ejector, a guide plate supported above said disc, a

plurality of timing fingers having upturned rear and formed on its vertical periphery with superimposed sets of lobes, a stationary guide member between said cam and the timing fingers, cam rods movable, one above the other, through said guide member for engagement with respective sets of lobes on the cam to engage the rear upturned ends of the timing fingers to alternately force the latter out of said channel, and tension springs connected between the upturned rear ends of the timing fingers and the guide member to draw the front ends of the timing fingers into said channel when the cam lobes clear the front ends of the cam rods.

17. In a type composing machine, a type magazine, an ejector casing, means including a horizontal disc projecting into said casing for carrying type from the magazine to said casing, a

printing segment opposite said casing, and a vertically-disposed rotatable cam in said casing for receiving type from the disc and forcing it to the printing segment.

18. In a type composing machine, a type magazine, an ejector casing, means including a horizontal disc projecting into said casing for carrying type from the magazine to the casing, a printing segment opposite 'said casing, guide means in said casing leading from the disc to the printing segment, and a vertically-disposed rotatable cam in said casing for receiving type foot first from the disc and forcing it head up along the guide means to the printing segment.

19. In a type composing machine, a type magazine, an ejector casing, means for delivering type from the magazine to the ejector casing, a vertically-disposed cam in said casing, means for rotating said cam, a printing segment opposite said ejector casing, a ledge in the latter upon which type are deposited feet first by the delivery means, a guide track in said casing leading from the ledge to the printing segment, and lobes on said cam adapted to pick up a type from the ledge and place it head up on said track, and thereafter force it along the latter-to the printing segment.

20. In a type composing machine, a type magazine, an ejector casing, a printing segment opposite said casing, means for delivering type from the magazine to the ejector casing, two spaced vertically-disposed plates comprising said casing, a horizontal drive shaft projecting axially into said casing, parallel ledges on the inner surfaces of said plates to receive a type foot first from the delivery means, parallel guide rails also on the inner surface of said plates leading from the ledges, over the drive shaft, to the printing segment, a cam secured to said drive shaft for rotation thereby, and radial lobes on said cam adapted to pick up a type from the parallel ledges and place it head up on said rails, with its middle portion between them, and to force said type along said rails to the printing segment when the cam is rotated.

21. In a type composing machine, a type magazine, an ejector casing, a printing segment opposite said casing, means for. delivering type from the magazine tothe ejector casing, two similar plates comprising said casing, one of said plates being fixed and the other plate being hingedly secured at its top end to the bottom end of the fixed plate, drop bolt means for securing the free ends of said plates together in spaced relation to form the ejector casing, a horizontal drive shaft projecting axially into said casing, parallel ledges on the inner surfaces of said plates to receive a type foot first from the delivery means, parallel guide rails also on the inner surfaces of said plates leading from the ledges, over the drive shaft, to the printing segment, a cam disc secured to said drive shaft for rotation thereby, and radial lobes on the cam disc adapted to pick up a type from the parallel ledges and place it head up on said rails, with its middle grooved portion between them, and to force said type along said rails to the printing segment when the cam disc is rotated.

FRANK H, POEPPELMEIER. 

